Characters in 3D Universe

This is a list of Characters in the GTA III Era and lists characters by surname. When surnames are not available, first names are used and then nicknames. To find characters whose names are known but are better known by nicknames (such as Melvin Harris, known better as Big Smoke), you can use the Find function. To access this, press the Control (Ctrl) and F keyboard buttons at the same time.

Maurice Chavez is the host of Pressing Issues on VCPR. A former clown, he once dated Michelle Montanius and got her pregnant. It is unknown whether they kept the child, although Chavez mentions having an ex-wife, which may have been Montanius.

Mrs. Chonks is the wife of Marty Chonks who spends vast amounts of money, which is causing Marty to go bankrupt. She is also cheating on Marty, with Carl, which leads to her death at the hands of her husband.

Juan Garcia Cortez is a retired Colonel from an unnamed Central American country and father of Mercedes Cortez. Surviving thirty coups he leaves for Vice City, where he employs Tommy Vercetti. However, after being tracked down by the French authorities, he flees back to his home country.

Callum Crayshaw is, in 1986, a twenty three year old social activist, extreme liberal and stereotypically concerned rich boy. His father is wealthy businessman, respected by Alex Shrub, and funds his trips to various foreign countries and his "Speaking for the Underdog" organization.

Jeffrey Cross, otherwise known as OG Loc, is a rapper and member of the Grove Street Families gang. However, after the return of Madd Dogg to the rap scene and losing Madd Dogg’s rhyme book, his career comes to an end.

Aunt Enid is the aunt of Lance, Pete and Victor Vance and may be the sister of Janet Vance (although she may have been a foster parent for the Vance brothers). She occasionally pages Victor in 1984 to check up on him and later Lance.

Betty Feeley is a campaigner who in 1984 was looking to change American economic policy. She had been a manager for American Motors for eighteen years before being laid off due to the influx of cheap imported cars. She then went on welfare and became a prostitute to support herself.

Jimmy Fence was a member of the band The Toilet, which also involved Bernard Gordon (Crow). Fence is reportedly the reason for the group breaking up, wanting royalties for songs he claimed to have wrote.

Adam First is the co-host of The Wave 103 in 1984 and, by 1986, the stations sole host. He dislikes music videos and enjoys hand gliding. In 1992 he phones in to the WCTR show Area 53 saying that he saw a man at a trailer compound performing strange rituals with a Domestobot.

Bryan Forbes is a government agent, who also uses the name Agent BF, who employs Lance and Victor Vance. Lance and Victor kidnap Forbes, after finding out that he is an undercover agent, and eventually kill him after a failed escape.

Giorgio Forelli, also spelt Georgio Forelli, is a high-ranking member of the Forelli Family who in 1984 was a loan shark. By 1986, however, he was on trial for fraud and was being represented by Ken Rosenberg. The charges were later dropped after Tommy Vercetti 'persuaded' the jurors. Giorgio is the cousin of Sonny Forelli.

Sonny Forelli is a high-ranking member of the Forelli Family and is suspected to be the Don of the family in 1986. He manages to get Tommy Vercetti released from prison and sends him to Vice City to get a stake in the drugs trade. This fails and, when Tommy establishes himself in Vice City, goes to Vice City to take over but is killed by Tommy. Sonny had resided in Liberty City and is the cousin of Giorgio Forelli.

Freddy is a member of the Los Santos Vagos who lived in Los Flores before being killed by Carl Johnson and OG Loc. Freddy had insuated that he and Cross engaged in homosexual activities whilst in prison, which leads to Cross and CJ killing him.

Maurice Goldberg is Salvatore Leone's lawyer in 2001 who successfully represents him when Salvatore was put on trial for tax evasion and racketeering. Salvatore was only fined, rather than going to prison.

Maude Hanson owned the Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory in Vice City before selling the company to Tommy Vercetti. She had previously run a children's home but now has an extreme disliking of children. She was under investigation from the VCPD for selling drugs through her ice cream business.

Barry Harcross is a businessman from Liberty City who was falsely charged by the FBI for money laundering in 1997. He left Liberty for South America but returned in February 2001. He is a rival of Donald Love.

Hector Hernandez was the host of Radio Espantoso in 1984 and was a failed telenovela actor and is obsessed with making it back to the top, making a deal with Jeremy Robard. He insults Pepe who by 1986 replaces him.

Ho Chi is a fictional character from the Evacuator films and is the sidekick of Tim, played by Jack Howitzer. Howitzer admits to killing Ho Chi, although it is unknown whether he kills the actress. He also says he has a new Ho Chi.

Trent "TJ" Hopkins is an ATV enthusiast, member of the Trailer Park Mafia and resides in Little Havana. He warns his mother that his father is about to come out of prison and that she should stop sleeping with Cousin Bob.

Jack Howitzer is an actor who starred in the Evacuator films and the film Special Needs Cop. In 1992 he accidentally kills Billy Dexter, host of Entertaining America on WCTR, and is later put on trial. He also admits to killing Ho Chi, although it is unknown whether this is true.

Cam Jones is a kleptomaniac safecracker who resides in Vice City. He owns his own business, Cam's Can Openers. In 1986 he was arrested by the VCPD after he was spotted running down the street with a safe he could not crack. Tommy Vercetti busts him out and Cam helps Tommy in a bank robbery. Cam can be killed by the player.

Asuka Kasen is the co-leader of the Yakuza from 2000 to 2001, along with her brother Kenji, and then sole leader between Kenji's death and her own. She hires Mike in 2000 but has her trust betrayed. She is a friend of Maria, who introduces her to Claude, who she then hires. Asuka is seemingly killed by Catalina (later revived) for attempting to exact revenge for her brother's own near death. She is also the sister of Kazuki and sister-in-law of Toshiko.

Kazuki Kasen is the leader of the Yakuza in 1998. He moved the Yakuza into Liberty City and began storing weapons. However, the Yakuza are severely weakened by Toni Cipriani working on the orders of Kazuki's wife Toshiko. Kazuki is killed by Toni on the orders of Toshiko. Kazuki is the brother of Kenji and Asuka. Kazuki may be the father of Yuka.

Kenji Kasen is the co-leader of the Yakuza, along with his sister Asuka, in 2001. He hires Claude on the word of Asuka and is seemingly killed by Claude, pretending to be a member of the Colombian Cartel, on orders from Donald Love yet Kenji is later revived like Asuka. Kenji is also the brother of Kazuki, brother-in-law of Toshiko and may be the father of Yuka.

Toshiko Kasen is the wife of Kazuki Kasen who hires Toni Cipriani to get back at her husband for neglecting her. She later has Toni kill Kazuki. Toshiko is the sister-in-law of Asuka and Kasen. She may be the mother of Yuka.

The fiction and stereotypically snarky and fast-talking Time Ranger whose penis is a time machine. When he masturbates he travels through time, ending up in a randomly chosen time and location. He is the star of The Time Ranger show on VCPR.

Hilary King is an expert getaway driver with child abandonment issues and is neurotic. Tommy Vercetti hires him as the getaway driver for a bank robbery. Hilary is killed by SWAT officers during the robbery.

Bonnie Knight is one of the fictional stars of the Angel and the Knight television show. She is a recovering alcoholic ninja who lives and works with Chris Van Angel. She will, if necessary, sleep to the truth.

Lazlow is the intern of the V-Rock radio station in 1984 and host of the station in 1986. By 1992 he hosts the Entertaining America show on WCTR and by 1998 hosts the Chatterbox show on LCFR, which he also hosts when it becomes Chatterbox FM in 2001. He has resided in Vice City, Los Santos and Liberty City.

Ran Fa Li is the leader of the Red Gecko Tong Triads. He outranks Wu Zi Mu and, despite being uncertain about Carl Johnson, he later comes to respect and trust him. He later owns a third of the Four Dragons Casino, along with Wu Zi Mu and Carl Johnson.

Linda is a resident of Vice City who appears in a Domestobot commercial in 1984. Having just entered the work force, she buys a Domestobot to run the household. The Domestobot refers to her as Misses Lawrence and a son called Tommy, although this may be down to limited dialogue of the Domestobot.

Donald Love is a media mogul and real estate magnate who owns Love Media. His had lived in Vice City with his mentor, Avery Carrington. By 1998 he had become a successful businessman but when running for Mayor of Liberty City he went bankrupt. He regained his fortune by developing the destroyed Fort Staunton. He hires Toni Cipriani in 1998 and Claude in 2001. Love is also a cannibal and at least planned to eat the corpses of Avery and Liberty Tree reporter Ned Burner. He may have been killed by the Yakuza after they found out about his role in Kenji's near death.

Maccer, born in 1965, is the English lead singer of The Gurning Chimps. In 1992 he was managed by Kent Paul and at one point lost his fellow band members. The band later got together and went on a world tour, but they were later banned in Australia and Maccer began following the Epsilon Program.

Ray Machowski is a crooked LCPD police officer. He turned against his corrupt partner Leon McAffrey but later became corrupt himself, employing Claude to kill McAffrey in 2001. He later flees Liberty City after Internal Affairs investigate him and his links to the Yakuza.

Madd Dogg is a rapper who lives in his mansion in Mulholland, Los Santos. After his manager is killed he suffers from depression and attempts suicide. He becomes friends with Carl Johnson, who begins to manage him. His career picks up again after 1992. He once dated Rochell'le.

Fernando Martinez is a self-proclaimed expert on love. In 1984 he was a reporter for Emotion 98.3 and by 1986 was the stations host. By 1992 he had been run out of Vice City and hosted an episode of the Lonely Hearts show on WCTR. In 2001 he begins Fernando's New Beginnings.

Leon McAffrey is a corrupt LCPD police officer who, in 1998, employs Toni Cipriani, in order to make money himself. His partner is Ray Machowski, who in 2001 employs Claude to kill McAffrey for turning states evidence against him.

Wu Zi Mu, also known as Woozie, is the leader of the Mountain Cloud Boys and second in command of the San Fierro Triads. He becomes friends with Carl Johnson, owns a betting shop and later one third of the Four Dragons Casino. Despite being blind, he is an excellent race driver.

Mystique (born 1965/1966) is a prostitute who resides in Vice City who, in 1984, wins $250,000 from the Vice City Lotto Scratch Off Jackpot, splitting the money with Destiny. A week later, however, she had spent the money and returned to working as a prostitute.

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Miles O'Donovan is a businessman who resides in Liberty City. In 1998 he becomes Mayor of Liberty City but quickly comes under the control of Salvatore Leone. He later shows signs of corruption, for example, his relations with the Donovan Hardware company.

Clay Parsons is a resident of Vice City in 1984 who claims that Jeremy Robard changed his life. He was a teacher but was fired for impregnating some of his students. He then began working for Robard's import/export business.

Jeremy Robard is a criminal who in 1984 advertises a drug-running scam and by 1986 has a line of seedy self-help tapes. He exaggerates his success, living in a very small apartment overlooking the gas works.

Candice Shand, formerly known as Candy Suxxx, is a former adult film actress. She starred in many films, some directed by Steve Scott and at one point had relations with Alex Shrub. She later became an educator and philanthropist.

BJ Smith is a retired American football player for the Vice City Mambas who owned Sunshine Autos until 1986, selling the business to Tommy Vercetti. He also owns BJ Smith's Used Autos and released a fitness video, called BJ's Fit for Football. He announces on K-Chat that he intends on returning to American Football.

Mike Toreno is a government agent from an unnamed agency who acts as a drug supplier for the Loco Syndicate. He employs Carl Johnson to do various tasks, mainly to disrupt other people. He later has Sean Johnson released from prison early, before disappearing.

The Truth is an aging hippie who lives in San Fierro, although he had owned a farm outside the city. He sells drugs to various people and becomes an associate of Carl Johnson, introducing him to various other contacts. He also has Carl steal a Jetpack from Area 69 and some 'green goo' from the military.

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Chris Van Angel is one of the fictional stars of the Angel and the Knight television program, alongside Bonnie Knight. He works as a hot dog helicopter pilot, is a Vietnam veteran and fights crime, with Knight.

Janet Vance is the drug-addicted mother of Victor, Lance and Pete Vance, and may be the sister of Aunt Enid. She returns to Vice City in 1984 with her boyfriend, Javier, but later disappears, stealing Victor and Lance's drugs.

Lance Vance is the son of Janet Vance, the brother of Victor and Pete Vance, and possibly the nephew of Aunt Enid. He arrived in Vice City in 1984 and became heavily involved with the narcotics trade, alongside Victor. He leaves the city in 1984 but returns in 1986, sees his brother die and then begins to work with Tommy Vercetti. He is later killed by Vercetti, after turning against him and joining Sonny Forelli.

Victor Vance is the son of Janet Vance, the brother of Lance and Pete Vance, and possibly the nephew of Aunt Enid. He was in the Army but later dismissed, before doing various missions for criminals in Vice City. He leaves the city in 1984 but returns in 1986 for one last drug deal but is killed when the deal is ambushed.

Thomas "Tommy" Vercetti is the protagonist of GTA Vice City. A member of the Forelli Family, he had spent fifteen years in prison in Liberty City but was sent to Vice City upon his release. In 1986 he worked with various criminals, becoming the number one criminal in the city. He remained a powerful force in Vice City until at least 1992.

Vinnie is a criminal based, in 2000, in Liberty City. He and Mike planned on leaving the city but Vinnie is seemingly killed when his car explodes. However, he later meets Mike, who kills his former mentor.

Reni Wassulmaier is a transsexual avant-garde film director from Germany. Reni has had at least four sex changes, the last known being in 1984. She later became the DJ for Flashback FM in 1998 in Liberty City.

Mark Wayne, known as B Dup, is a drug dealer, former member of the Grove Street Families and an associate of the Ballas gang. He enslaves Barry Thorne through his drug addiction. Wayne later loses his control over Thorne, who enters rehab.

Lance Wilson, known as Ryder, is a former member of the Grove Street Families and an associate of the Ballas. He worked with Carl Johnson in 1992 but was killed by Carl, for associating with the Ballas and knowing information about his mothers death.

Zero is a twenty-eight year old resident of San Fierro, owner and later manager of the Zero RC shop and an electronics expert. His rival is Berkley, who is forced to leave San Fierro after Zero had help from Carl Johnson. Zero later helps Carl rob Caligula's Palace.